Beech 76 accident near Snohomish, Washington, March 1, 2026
On March 1, 2026, a 1981 Beech 76, registered N1850N, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Snohomish, Washington (Harvey Field). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of a dual student who attempted a go-around using one engine which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 1, 2026
- Place
- Snohomish, Washington · Harvey Field · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 76, built 1981 · all 76s on the register
- Registration
- N1850N · registry record · serial ME-429
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
At the conclusion of an uneventful multi-engine training flight, the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor returned to the departure airport. They entered the traffic pattern with the intention of practicing a simulated single-engine inoperative approach to landing with the right engine simulated as inoperative. The pilot reported that after he extended the wing flaps on short final, he thought the airplane’s rate of descent was excessive. He applied corrective throttle inputs to the left engine, but at about 5 ft above the runway, decided to initiate a go-around by applying full power to the left engine only. The airplane turned aggressively to the right, and the flight instructor attempted to regain control of the airplane. However, the airplane continued to the right of the runway and impacted the adjacent grass covered surface before colliding with a hangar. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The flight instructor stated that although the airplane was slightly slow, he had determined that the landing was assured, so he was not expecting the pilot to perform a go-around. He briefed before landing that the pilot could use both engines during the landing rollout but did not explain that the pilot could use both engines for a go-around. The pilot and flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control in flight during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
- Simulated/training event during landing
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (flare/touchdown)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of equip/system › Student/instructed pilot
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Identification/recognition › Instructor/check pilot
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Pilot
Flight instructor
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, remote
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 14,844 hours in all; 113 in this make and model; 53 in the last 90 days; 22 in the last 30 days; 14,520 as pilot in command; 7,260 on instruments
- Last flight review: February 29, 2024
- Medical certificate: BasicMed
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 340.8 hours in all; 22.4 in this make and model; 3.9 in the last 90 days; 246.7 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 8, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,418.5 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 9, 2025; 160 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Lycoming O-360-A1G6D (piston); 7,017 hours total
- Engine 2: Lycoming LO-360-A1G6D (piston); 7,017 hours total
- Operator: Snohomish Flying Service INC
The flight
- Departed from: S43 Snohomish WA at 11:49 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33R, 2,672 ft by 36 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observation at 5:00 pm from KPAE, 7 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KPAE 010053Z 34007KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00830039
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on May 14, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 Flight Instructor | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Photos | PDF, 5 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR26LA112.